Details of a plan for 130 flats that will replace the site of a former Reading landmark have been submitted.
The town’s final gas tower was brought down last year to the despair of many, so that it can be replaced with three new apartment buildings.
The tower overlooked Newtown and was one of the signs that trains were just about to arrive at the Reading railway station.
Progress on the project to build the new homes has been slow, with developers Danescroft only just submitting information to the council about its groundwork investigation.
This includes a geoenvironmental and geotechnical site assessment, and a controlled waters quantitative risk assessment.
They must be approved by the council’s planning department before the construction of the three apartment buildings can start.
The survey can be seen by searching Reading Borough Council’s planning website for application 231060.
